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久之

jiǔ zhī

2-character word

What 久之 means

1. for a long time

The characters in 久之

• 久jiǔ(of a period of time) long
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her

Example sentences

• 我出生不久之后我的爷爷就去世了。
  Wǒ chūshēng bù jiǔzhī hòu wǒ de yéye jiù qùshì le.
  My grandfather died shortly after my birth.
• 我出生不久之后我的外公就去世了。
  Wǒ chūshēng bù jiǔzhī hòu wǒ de wàigōng jiù qùshì le.
  My grandfather died shortly after my birth.
• 不久之后，各种各样的花卉将会盛开。
  Many kinds of flowers will come out soon.